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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

KANAZAWA, Japan - Rookie lower house election candidate Mieko Tanaka, wearing a sash bearing her name, speaks to voters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan.

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House; Hausu (1977)

Kumiko Ohba, Masayo Miyako, Eriko Tanaka, Kimiko Ikegami, Yoko Minamida, Ai Matsubara, Mieko Sato & Miki Jinbo Characters: Fanta, Suito, Merodi, Angel / Angel's Mother, Auntie, Gari, Makku, Kunf

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

KANAZAWA, Japan - Rookie lower house election candidate Mieko Tanaka, wearing a sash bearing her name, speaks to voters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Mieko Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Files photo shows Mieko Tanaka, a lower house election candidate fielded by the Democratic Party of Japan. The photo was taken on Oct.25, 2008. (Kyodo)